BARCELONA – FC Barcelona completed the first week of the preseason training on Sunday with a morning squad session.

Barça’s new coach Ernesto Valverde led the workouts, in which the available players of the first team participated, in addition to five Barcelona B players: Ortola, Palencia, Aleña, Cucurella and Vitinho.

Midfielder Sergio Busquets was the star of the day, receiving applause from his teammates on his 29th birthday.

The team will return to training on Monday, when it is scheduled that Valverde and technical secretary Robert Fernandez will appear at a press conference at the Ciutat Esportiva.

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